Ventura Offshore secured contract extensions with Petrobras for two rigs operating offshore Brazil.The semisubmersible SSV Victoria received a 1,455-day firm extension commencing in January 2027
Halliburton acquired Sekal, a drilling automation software company previously wholly owned by Sumitomo Corporation, combining Sekal’s DrillTronics automation platform with Halliburton’s LOGIX automation and remote
Brava Energia began a four-well drilling campaign at its Papa-Terra and Atlanta fields using Constellation’s Lone Star semisubmersible, which moved directly into the project after
Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) started production testing operations at the Kavango West 1X discovery well in Namibia. Updated petrophysical analysis increased net hydrocarbon pay in
OGDCL started production from the Pasakhi-13 development well in Sindh province, marking the company’s first successful horizontal oil well in a clastic reservoir.The well, located
Arrow Exploration is preparing further drilling activity in Colombia following results from its Mateguafa 11 (M-11) well, which encountered oil-bearing sands and extended the Mateguafa
TotalEnergies announced the start of production from the Quiluma field, in which the company holds an 11.8% interest alongside its partners Azule Energy (37.4%, operator),
PETRONAS made a hydrocarbon discovery at the Barokah-1 exploration well in the North Ketapang Production Sharing Contract (PSC) area offshore East Java, Indonesia.The Barokah-1 well
Seplat Energy plans to drill 17 new wells in 2026 as part of its development and production program, according to the company’s 2025 annual report.The
New Zealand Energy Corp reported initial production from the Ngaere-1 well following perforation of the Mount Messenger Formation in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand.The well flowed
SFL Corp signed a drilling contract in Canada with a multinational oil and gas company for the harsh environment semisubmersible rig Hercules. The estimated contract
Odfjell Technology entered into agreements to acquire a 70% ownership interest in two service companies that support lightweight intervention and plug and abandonment (P&A) operations.Under